generative artificial intelligence

Also known as generative AI, large generative model, large generative AI model, large generative models, genAI

artificial intelligence model capable of generating content in response to a prompt

AI overview

Generative artificial intelligence is a type of AI system that creates new content—like text, images, or code—based on instructions you give it. It matters because it can help people work more efficiently and creatively, though it also raises important questions about accuracy, originality, and responsible use.

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Research

9,469 papers

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medicine.ReviewAnnual review of biomedical data science · 2025Shanmugam D, Agrawal M, Movva R et al.DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biodatasci-103123-095332
Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in psychiatry and mental health care: a systematic review.Acta neuropsychiatrica · 2024Kolding S, Lundin RM, Hansen L et al.DOI: 10.1017/neu.2024.50
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Anatomic Pathology.ReviewArchives of pathology & laboratory medicine · 2025Brodsky V, Ullah E, Bychkov A et al.DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2024-0215-RA
Cardiovascular care with digital twin technology in the era of generative artificial intelligence.ReviewEuropean heart journal · 2024Thangaraj PM, Benson SH, Oikonomou EK et al.DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae619
Generative artificial intelligence in medicine.ReviewNature medicine · 2025Teo ZL, Thirunavukarasu AJ, Elangovan K et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41591-025-03983-2
The ChatGPT Effect: Nursing Education and Generative Artificial Intelligence.The Journal of nursing education · 2025Topaz M, Peltonen LM, Michalowski M et al.DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20240126-01
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in nursing education: A crucial call to action.Nurse education today · 2025Simms RCDOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106544
Generative Artificial Intelligence for Health Technology Assessment: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Considerations: An ISPOR Working Group Report.ReviewValue in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research · 2025Fleurence RL, Bian J, Wang X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2024.10.3846

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Encyclopedic overview

Théâtre D'opéra Spatial (Space Opera Theater, 2022), an image made with Midjourney that won an award at the Colorado State Fair's fine art competition

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code (vibe coding) or other forms of data. These models learn the underlying patterns and structures of their training data, and use them to generate new data in response to input, which often takes the form of natural language prompts.

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